US Airstrike Kills 13 al-Shabab Militants in Somalia

The U.S. military said Wednesday that an airstrike in Somalia killed 13 al-Shabab militants. Officials in the Lower Jubba region confirmed the strike hit militants in the rural Beerhani area, about 50 kilometers northwest of Kismayo, in southern Somalia. “The strike targeted the militants as they mobilized to launch an attack against our base. Fortunately, the…